Freelica, $0.00, new trans, new life Options

[mkernz22]

You need some speaker grills? Cause I have a few sets of speaker grills laying around. At least I think I still have them...

so, I got the key today. thought i'd entertain myself and try starting it to see whats wrong. used a jumpstarter. connected to the battery, turn the key...... VROOM....???? what? I thought they said the engine gave out? a puff of smoke under the car and I can tell the flex pipe is busted so I try to put it in gear to move the car. 1st gear nothing, 2nd gear, nothing, 3rd, 4th, 5th, reverse... nothing... so i guess it wasn't spun bearings. looks like somebody toasted the clutch.

so it looks like i'll be do a clutch job instead or engine swap. I know most of you are booing me right now because you wanted an engine swap. but if this works out, I can have this black one as a daily driver and then focus on swapping my green one.

I would check the axles first. Just to rule them out. You just never know.

[Box]

Check for snapped shifter cables too!

[cheela]

I'm good on the speaker grills. they were just taken off for some reason?

yeah, talked with Daniel and we said it could be clutch, axles, or cables.
but I think cables might be ok because I can feel it go into each gear. just gotta wait for better weather to take a look. it's been 50s and rain this past week and this weekend looks just as bad too. rained all day today.

[navseal345]

It's amazing how some cars will start after years of not running & others... good luck.

[cheela]

yeah same thing with my RA24 when I bought it. the guy was like I don't know what's wrong with it, can't get it to start. we pushed it onto a dolly and towed it home. I started working on it, poured some starter fluid down the carb and it started just like a toyota should. lol

[TimeslideZ]

k20's down though... lol
I gotta make room in my barn if I'm gonna start going deep into this project. we'll see.

Ahhh he'll get it rumning again. Still a k20 celica haha. Na just fo 7age! Lol or throw in a BT 20v and call it a day.

[njccmd2002]

the muffler bearing need lube.

[cheela]

I did check the headlight and blinker for fluids and refilled those but didn't think to check the muffler bearings! you're a genius!!

[cheela]

update:
so this past weekend we rolled it from the middle of the yard to underneath the carport and while we were rolling I did hear a clunking/scraping noise as we rolled it but didn't have time so I just left it at that.

Today, I went ahead and started it in gear and in the video you can hear a noise as it starts but then it goes away. With it in 1st and my foot on the clutch, it sounds normal but as soon as i let my foot off the clutch, you hear the clunking noise. so anytime the clutch isn't in now, it will clunk.

here's a video for a better explanation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUcIf59irS0

[richee3]

Holy bad knock! I’m pretty sure that’s the throwout bearing. Time to drop the trans.

[njccmd2002]

i kne it was a bearing of some sort....

[cheela]

Holy bad knock! I’m pretty sure that’s the throwout bearing. Time to drop the trans.

yup. gonna be a fun one...

i kne it was a bearing of some sort....

you were close.

[NgoFcukinWay]

You should take a black light to the interior and see what comes up....

While you're replacing that throw-out bearing, drop in an LS4 while you're at it. Might as well since the transmission is coming off.

[Box]

LS4, now there's an idea.

[cheela]

no thanks on the black light... i'd rather live in ignorance.

drop an LS4 off at my driveway and I will do it.

[Box]

I'm going to start marketing UV black light interior light kits, "See things like you've never seen before!"

[NgoFcukinWay]

no thanks on the black light... i'd rather live in ignorance.

drop an LS4 off at my driveway and I will do it.

Living dangerously there I see.....I like your style.

I'll think about that LS4.... I may send the imaginary one I have saved aside that I was going to use for the Accord.

[cheela]

but....... just to be safe, I'm gonna do this and put it all there for a bit, while I contemplate my life choices....




and is that imaginary LS4 the v-tec compatible version? those are much nicer than the regular ones.

This post has been edited by cheela: Jun 13, 2018 - 1:55 PM

[navseal345]

I think that the tan interior kinda seems to look a little better BUT it's hard to keep clean thus black carpet is better.

[Box]

I like the 25th Anniversary seats and the confetti Recaro seats the most, oh and the JDM seats that had that interesting clawed stripe pattern thing going on.